March 29, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality, Media Economics •
by Kate Nacy
A study conducted by Skillset – a UK media training body – concludes that 44 percent of workers in the creative media industry perform unpaid labor in order to secure positions in the field. According to Skillset, entering the...
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March 29, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Judith Leitner
Interview with Phil Meyer, professor emeritus and former Knight Chair of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Q: How do you think journalism will change in the next 10 years? I have no idea how things will change...
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March 24, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Tina Bettels
Interview with Epp Lauk, Institute of Journalism and Communication, University of Tartu, Estonia. Q: Are there successful examples of media accountability systems in Estonia? There are two press councils in Estonia – the Newspaper...
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March 23, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl and Rahel Aschwanden
Margot Kässmann, Bishop of Hannover and Chair of the Council of the EKD (Evangelische Kirche in Germany), outshined accusations of pedophilic priests in the German press by cruising through a red light at three times over the legal...
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March 17, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
The Project for Excellence in Journalism releases State of the News Media 2010 report. The comprehensive report provides deep analysis of 2009’s media situation, assessing the status of newspapers, magazines, network news, cable...
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March 15, 2010 •
Digital News, Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
What happens when magazines move online? According to a Columbia Journalism Review study, they get sloppy. Led by former Nation editor Victor Navasaky, the study surveyed 665 magazines of varying circulation size, analyzing the online...
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March 13, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
An increasing number of countries tighten grasp on the Internet. According to a new Reporters Without Borders (RSF) study, repressive regimes are savvying up, improving efforts to censor the Internet. In 2009, approximately sixty nations...
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March 12, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Tina Bettels
Mike Jempson, Director of MediaWise Trust, discusses media accountability, ethics in online journalism and problems citizen journalism may incite. Q: Are there successful examples of media accountability systems in the UK? In the UK,...
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March 11, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
This time it’s Ryszard Kapuscinski. Biographer Artur Domoslawski discovered evidence that Ryszard Kapuscinski, perhaps the most famous Polish reporter of the 20th century, sugarcoated parts of his autobiography. Contrary to statements...
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